Last week was one of our most boring weeks and this week was pretty crazy! The ‘excitement’ started on Monday when a heating worker came to fix the radiator in Brooklyn’s room, which had been broken since before Christmas break. He came and banged on the boiler and banged on her radiator and it startedContinue reading “Week 87: Tromsø, Norway!”
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Weeks 84 & 85: Back in the USA!
We were back in Maryland for almost two weeks for Christmas! We celebrated Christmas Eve, Christmas, a wedding, and New Year’s Eve with our amazing friends and family and spent most of the rest of the trip running around. This has definitely been the hardest goodbye so far, even more than when we first moved.Continue reading “Weeks 84 & 85: Back in the USA!”
Week 83: Christmas in Alsace
Week 83 flew by as it was the last week of school for the kids and Matt. We got an early snow storm during the week. We woke up Wednesday morning to four inches of snow. In true German fashion, all of our neighbors had shoveled the sidewalks in front of their houses by 7am.Continue reading “Week 83: Christmas in Alsace”
Week 81: Innsbruck
After our marathon trip last weekend, we had a really quiet week. We had grand plans for almost every night of the week; to go to Christmas markets, trivia night, and for World Cup games, but ended up staying in almost every night. We each took turns with colds and the weather has been soContinue reading “Week 81: Innsbruck”
Week 80: So Many Christmas Markets
Wow, we had such a busy week, mostly due to it being opening week for most Christmas markets. We managed to fit 19 into this week alone! We started on Tuesday at one of the big, local markets in Esslingen. There are two markets in the city, one regular and one medieval, and we metContinue reading “Week 80: So Many Christmas Markets”
Week 78: Dresden and Saxony
We are on a mission to get to 50 Marriott nights this year in order to maintain our status in 2023. A long weekend with no solid plans, meant we sought out the cheapest hotel room in Germany and ended up in Dresden in the East. We left Thursday afternoon after school and made theContinue reading “Week 78: Dresden and Saxony”
Week 76: Berlin!
Another week has passed us by! It was the last week in the first quarter of school for the kids so that meant we were super busy trying to make sure everything was completed and turned in on time. The jury is still out on how successful we were. It took over a year, butContinue reading “Week 76: Berlin!”
Week 73: Homecoming and Portugal
It was a short week at home because of Columbus Day weekend. On weekends that have a federal holiday attached, the army here adds a fourth day off and calls it Family Day. This gives us a four day weekend, most months. Unfortunately for the high school, Homecoming fell on this weekend, this year. TheContinue reading “Week 73: Homecoming and Portugal”
Week 72: Surprise Trip Home!
My parents and I pulled off a huge surprise this weekend! Friday, I flew home to meet my new nephew, Tate. We didn’t tell my sister I was coming in advance. My parents picked me up from the airport and drove me straight to their house, where they had invited themselves over for dinner. MyContinue reading “Week 72: Surprise Trip Home!”
Week 70: The Cows Came Home!
Another week has flown by us! Just about the only excitement we had was Ryan’s back-to-school night at the Middle School. I love all of his teachers and hope he has a great year. Friday, we were heading back to Garmisch for the weekend and Matt and I dropped off the dogs at a friendsContinue reading “Week 70: The Cows Came Home!”
Gilcrests Abroad 